![]() East Court East Court, by architects Sir Ernest George and Harold Peto, brought the vernacular revival style to the seaside. One of the boldest gestures of Ramsgate’s turn-of-the-century renewal was the sweeping away of the range containing Wyatt’s pier house, harbour master’s house and warehouses, and its replacement in 1895 with a new custom house.īuilt between 1894 to 1895 for a cost of £3,800 by the Margate contractors Paramor & Sons, the custom house formed part of a programme of seafront improvement works overseen by the borough engineer W A McIntosh Valon. Custom House The domed roof of the 1894 to 1895 Custom House echoes the form of the building it replaced, Wyatt’s pier house. There’s also the Smack Boys’ Home, a hostel for the young crew of the local fishing smacks, which opened in 1881 and operated until 1915. The harbour contains many listed buildings, including the Sailors’ Home and Harbour mission, opened in 1878 (a simple church with a hostel above it). This view shows the 18th-century inner basin, Military Road, the Sailors’ Home and Church, Smack Boys’ Home and the arches of the Royal Parade. Royal Harbour Ramsgate’s multi-layered maritime landscape. It was designed by Gothic Revival architect (Sir) George Gilbert Scott (1811 to 1878) between 1846 to 1847. Conceived in an anti-Catholic climate, Christ Church (1846 to 1848) was intended to counter the local influence of A W N Pugin. DP251329.Īs the town expanded in the 1840s, subscriptions were raised for new churches. Designed by George Gilbert Scott between 1846 to 1847, its tall spire is clad with wooden shingles. Christ Church A view of Christ Church from the balcony of 20 Vale Square (originally 2 Vale Villas). It was a courageous decision at a time when the re-establishment of the Catholic hierarchy in England prompted widespread anti-Catholic sentiment. St Augustine’s Church (1845 to 1851) was conceived not as a family chapel but as a Catholic church for Ramsgate. Pugin was attracted to Ramsgate on the basis of a mixture of personal associations (his mother’s sister lived at Rose Hill Cottage) and religious ones, chiefly its associations with St Augustine of Canterbury. In the 1840s, Ramsgate became a national centre of the Catholic revival due to the efforts of the architect Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812 to 1852). View from the nave looking east towards the chancel and chantry. St Augustine’s Church St Augustine’s Church by A W N Pugin. The group is completed by the stuccoed Nos 20 to 22, which face seaward. Nos 1 to 19 (originally Liverpool Terrace) are gently curved to maximise views of the Harbour, while Nos 24 to 33 (Liverpool Place) are squeezed in across the lawn. Liverpool Lawn was a speculative development constructed from 1827 to 1836 by the Ramsgate builder James Crisford. Note the curved sashes and header bond of the sea-facing, bow-fronted return elevation. Liverpool Lawn Liverpool Lawn was planned as a gently curving crescent to exploit sea views from its site, which is set back from the seafront. The lower flanking wings housed a warehouse and a carpenter’s workshop.įor many years, the building served as the Ramsgate Maritime Museum. This classical clock house was completed in around 1816 by John Shaw senior. Clock House A view of Ramsgate harbour and clock house, with the sea lapping against the slipways. From a quiet fishing village to a prosperous port and popular seaside resort, here are some of Ramsgate’s architectural highlights.
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